EASE, Inc. Integrates Standardized Work into Software System

EASE, Inc. announces Standardized Work functionality as part of their popular EASEworks® Manufacturing Productivity software system

Mission Viejo, CA March 6, 2013 -

As part of a continued effort to offer state of the art software products to their customers, EASE, Inc. has announced the release of their latest software enhancement, Standardized Work (often called Standard Work).

Standardized Work is one of the most powerful but least used Lean tools. By documenting the current best practice, standard work forms the baseline for Kaizen or continuous improvement. As the standard is improved, the new standard becomes the baseline for further improvements and so on. Improving standard work is a never-ending process. Standard work consists of three elements: (1) Takt time, which is the rate at which products must be made in a process to meet customer demand, (2) the precise work sequence in which an operator performs tasks within takt time, (3) the standard inventory, including units in machines, required to keep the process operating smoothly.

Establishing standardized work relies on collecting and recording data on a few forms. These forms are used by engineers and front-line supervisors to design the process and by operators to make improvements in their own jobs.

With the addition of Standardized Work to the EASEworks® software suite, operators will now be able to create standardized work for a station that is ISO 9000 auditable, accessible online and linked to Labor Standards and Work Instructions via the process steps held with an operation for a given process plan.

Michael Linos, CEO and President of EASE Inc. said, “We are very excited to offer the latest functionality in a long line of very successful manufacturing productivity tools from EASE Inc. The addition of Standardized Work gives our Labor Standards and Work Instructions customers a more robust Lean Manufacturing tool to improve their operations.”

EASEworks Standard Work features: • Use common forms • Increase plant Standardized Work Coverage • Allow for Document Control • Allow documents to be available on Web • Based on Excel templates • User defined column headers • Tied to EASEworks® Process Planning • Standardized Work can be linked to images and video • Operator sign-off and approval links